back to the salt mines
вернуться к чему-либо с большой неохотой; например к работе, которую не хочется делать
The work was tedious; they finished their coffee and went back to the salt mines.
Другие идиомы:
- back out (of something)
- back to the drawing board
- You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.
- back-to-back
- off one's back
- get off (someone's) back
- break the back of (something)
- scratch (someone's) back
- back on one's feet
- worth one's salt
- rub salt in (someone's) wound
- back up (someone or something)
- back down
- get (someone's) back up
- take (something) with a grain of salt